Chances, please! :) WUSTL, JHU, Ivies, etc.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I told myself that I wouldn't do one of these, but my curiosity finally got the best of me.</p>

<p>I'm a senior at a very high-ranked suburban public school.</p>

<p>Basic Stuff
Gender: F
College class year: 2013
HS sends many grads to top schools
Intended major: Biology/Biopsych/Cognitive Science, depending on the school</p>

<p>Numbers and the Like
-UW GPA: 3.84/4.00
-W GPA: 5.54/5.00 (An A in an AP or honors class is 6.00, an A in a regular class is 5.00)
-Hardest courseload possible junior and senior year, very close to it freshman and sophomore year
-ACT: 35
-SAT: 2230 (wouldn't send it in except for the fact that I took SAT IIs)
-SAT II Math IIC: 800
-SAT II Lit: 710</p>

<p>APs
-English Language and Comp - 5
-Microecon - 5
-Macroecon - 5
To be taken in May 2009...
-Calc BC
-French Language
-English Literature and Comp
-Biology
-Psychology</p>

<p>Notable Extracurriculars, Volunteerwork, Jobs
-Congressional debate (co-captain senior year)
-Mathletes (co-captain senior year)
-Band (secretary junior and senior year)
-Writing/English tutor
-Model UN
-Religious school teacher's aide/office assistant
-French Honor Society
-School's honor society (school doesn't have NHS)
-Youth center volunteer
-A handful of other little things that really don't make a difference</p>

<p>Honors/Awards
-National Merit Semifinalist
-Siemens Semifinalist
-AP Scholar
-National French Contest awards
-Numerous congressional debate awards (regional and state level)
-Numerous mathletes awards (regional and state level)
-High honor roll every semester</p>

<p>Other Important Things
-I was chosen to be a part of a selective science internship program overseas this past summer, which is where I did the project that I submitted to Siemens
-I also demonstrated my interest in science by doing an independent study in neuroscience at my school
-I took an epidemiology class in the Summer@Brown program</p>

<p>The Schools
-Wash U in St. Louis
-Tufts
-Johns Hopkins
-Brown
-Harvard (maybe... still haven't decided if it's worth applying, though the lack of additional essays makes it very appealing)
-Yale (another "maybe")
-UW-Madison
-Case Western Reserve
-URochester
-UIUC</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>In at all non-Ivies.
As for the Ivies I imagine you know the unpredictable nature of Ivy-league admissions. To be honest I would imagine acceptances from several of the Ivies on your list (and if you apply to Cornell I would be shocked if you were rejected). That being said I would suggest two things:
1. Your list of schools is slightly large, and several spaces are occupied by multiple safeties. It might behoove you to cut a few safeties for financial reasons (less college apps = more money for college shopping!) or to prune a few safeties and add a few more reaches.</p>

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<li>Be careful not to list too many ECs. For example, if you were simply a MUN delegate and did not win awards or stay in the club long enough to acquire a leadership position I wouldn't list it as you already have a large number of ECs and awards.</li>
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<p>Good luck! Come April I think your mailbox will be rather obese...</p>

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<p>Thanks very much!</p>

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<p>I would agree with the statement about all in at any non-Ivies. Definitely a great chance at Cornell, good chance at Brown, and I would still definitely go for Harvard and Yale, although they are still fairly large reaches.</p>

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<p>When you post your SAT stats, do you post your superscore or your best score in one sitting?</p>

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<p>Well, what I put up there is my superscore, but it's only 10 points higher than my better single-sitting score. :\ I think most people put up their superscore since there are so many colleges that are willing to look at the SAT that way. My ACT is from one sitting.</p>

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<p>Shameless bump.</p>

<p>Should I bother spending money on Harvard and/or Yale? And if I only choose one, which one is generally considered better in the sciences?</p>

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<p>In the biological sciences, I would say that Yale is the better option/</p>